Display device



Jul Y 1, 1930. EGAN 1,768,675

DI SPLAY DEVICE ori inal Filed Aug. 3, 1925 Patented July 1, 1930 GEORGEF. EGAN, JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY DISPLAY DEVICE Original applicationfiled August 3, 1925, Serial No. 47,866. Divided and this applicationfiled November 28, 1927. Serial No. 236,297.

This application is a divison of my copending application Serial No.1?,866, filed August 3, 1925.

The present invention relates to display devices, and has for an objectto provide a device for holding price tags, display cards, and the likein show windows, on counters, and in such other places where goods arekept or displayed.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of small,unobtrusive character and construction which nevertheless is adapted tohold a relatively large display cardor the like or an article, as forinstance,

a mirror or a photograph, without tipping over or allowing the card orother article held by the device to get out of place.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter simply and inexpensively constructed and of a light andcompact nature.

With the foregoing and other objects in View, the invention will be morefully described hereinafter, and will be more particularly pointed outin the claims appended hereto.

In the drawings, wherein like symbols refer to like or correspondingparts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a display device constructed accordingto the present invention;

Figure 2 is a similar view taken on a larger scale and showing a slightmodification;

Figure 3 is a side view of Figure 2 with a display card shown in place;

Figure 4 is an end view of the device shown in Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a transverse section taken centrally through the deviceshown in Figure 2;

Figure 6 is a perspective view of another slightly modified form of theinvention; and

Figure 7 is a similar view showing a further slight modification.

Referring more particularly to the drawings and for the present toFigure 1, the device is preferably made of some ductile or resilientmaterial shown as having a base 17 and upwardly converging wings 18 and19 in one piece with the base and bent upwardly and inwardly fromopposite edges thereof. The base 17 is shown as being substantiallyrectangular. The upper free edge portions of the wings terminate closeto one another but spaced sufficiently to provide a slot to receive acard, a mirror, or other article which it may be desired to support inthe device. Preferably the free corners of the wings are cut olfdiagonally as indicated at 20 to provide flaring mouths at the ends ofthe slot for guiding a card, mirror or other article into the slot andbetween the wings.

In the use of the device a card or other article may be inserted bybringing its edge into one or the other of the flaring mouths andpushing the card or other article longitudinally through the slotbetween the wings; the card or other article may then be tilted, ifdesired, toward one or the other wing so as tolie substantially fiatalong side of the inner surface of one wing while supported by the freeedge of the other wing. In this way the card or other article may besupported at an inclination. The device is suitable to show windows, theprice of goods to which the device is applied being easily read bypassers-by. WVhere the device is made of resilient material the wings 18and 19 may be pressed towards each other to exert a pinching effect on acard or other article which will tend to hold it in a. set position. Itwill be readily understood that a mirror may be inserted in the deviceand held therein while the mirror is being used during shaving orhairdressing. Indeed, a mirror and a card might both be held in thedevice at one time and a spectator alforded an opportunity of using themirror and looking at the card. Cards of varyingsizes may be held in thedevice at one time to display, for instance,

information as to more than one article.

Referring now to Figures 2 to 5, inclusive, the device is shown asconsisting of a base portion 37 of substantially rectangular form withupwardly converging integral wings 38 and 39 having their free edgesterminating close to one another but spaced sulficiently apart toreceive a card or other article which it may be desired to isserttherein. The corner portions of the wings 38 and 39 may,

L which cards and other articles as extending in pairs in the samedirection central cross slot 41 a card messages.

in said wings and may be arranged upright or at any inclination. Asillustrated the central slot 41 is substantially vertical, while theslots 42 and a3 converge upwardly whereto hold cards at substantiallythe same inclination on reversing the position of the holder. In theform of device illustrated in Figures 2 to 5, inclusive, two cardsmight, for instance, be inserted, back to back, in the inserted in eachof the cross slots 42 and 43, and the cards in the cross slot 41 mightbe larger than the cards in the cross slots 42 and i3. The de-- vicemight, in this case, carry four distinct Any desired number of crossslots may be employed, and cards of different sizes and shapes may beheld in the cross slots at the same time and arranged as desired. Thedownwardly divergent arrangement of the wings affords a purchase atseparated points upon the bottom edges of cards and also furnishes asupport for cards without appropriating too much space upon cards ordetracting from the display portion thereof.

In Figure 6 the base 51 is shown as provided with diagonal wings 52 and53 with a slot between their upper their free corner portions 54 cut offdiagonally. While this is shown as a small device as compared withFigure 2, it may be of any desired size, and any desired number of crossslots may be provided. The slots 55 in the wings 52 and 53 may, asshown, be cut down, to the base 51. This enables a card to be insertedmore deeply into the device; in fact down to the very base or to thestand of support. This aids in the display of large cards. If preferredthe walls of the slots 55 may be substantially V-shaped running down toan apex at the base whereby to squeeze a card.

In Figure 7 diagonal wings 62 and 63 are shown as rising from a base 64.In this case transverse slots 65 and 66 are shown as made in the wings.The upper edges of the slots may be placed close together and said slotsare shown as diverging downwardly. The slots may hold cards, placards,photographs or the like at an inclination or angle, and the angle of theslots may be varied as desired.

It is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made in thedetails of construction and design of the above specifi-.

cally described embodiments of this invenfree edges and with tionwithout departing from the spirit thereof.

\Vhat is claimed is 1. A display device comprising a base, wingsextending from opposite edges of said base upwardly toward one anotherbut spaced apart at their upper free edges to provide a substantiallyhollow triangular construction for receiving the card between the spacededges downwardly upon the base, said wings having slots therein, saidslots being straight from the upper edges of the wings downwardly to thebasesof the slots for receiving a card transversely of the wings.

2. A display device comprising a sheet metal blank having a base at itsintermediate portion and wings at its end portions extending upwardlyand inwardly from 0pposite longitudinal edges of the base, the upperedges of said wings being spaced apart to receive a card therebetweenadapted to rest upon the base, said wings also having slots thereinopening through the upper edges of the wings to receive a cardtransversely of the wings.

3. A display device comprising a base, upwardly convergent wings uponopposite edges of spaced apart and their free corner portions removed,and transverse straight slots made in said wings.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

GEORGE F. EGAN.

the base having their upper ends

